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CONTENTS OF THIS NUMBER. 



EDITORIAL. 



February 17 



" An Open Winter." 17 



Oureelf, and Our Relation to Special Inquirers 18 



High Water— Forestry 18 



Big Jaw Curable 18 



A Remarkable Caterpillar 19 



Very Cold Weather 19 



The Poultry Exhibition 20 



A Rare Fowl 20 



Excerpts 20 



Leaving the Farm 22 



CONTRIBUTIONS. 



Laying Out Roads 22 



The " Peach Scab." 23 



Is Wheat a Paying Crop ? 23 



ESSAYS. 



Labor Saving Farm Implements 23 



SELECTIONS. 



Superphosphate 24 



How to Clean Stump Lands 25 



Rust in Wheat 25 



Trueness of Breeding 25 



The Red Ant 26 



A Web Spinning Insect 26 



Where Do Houseflies Come From ? 26 



The Canlier Worm 20 



Some Habits of Spiders •. 26 



A Peculiar Flsli 26 



Indian Corn— Its Value in the Ration 27 



Spreading Manure 27 



A Beetle Parasitic on the Beaver 27 



Distribution of the Occident Ant 27 



Parasitic Enemies of Spiders and Spiders' Eggs. ...27 



OUR LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS. 

 Lancaster County Agricultural and Horticultur- 

 al Society 28 



Crop Reports— The Oil Remedy— Tan Bark Remedy— 



Is Fig RaisinB Protitablc— Resolution of Thanks. 

 The Fulton Farmers' Club 28 



State Agricultural Society 29 



HORTICULTURE. 



The Age of the Orange Tree 29 



Cultivating the Wheat 29 



Something About Persimmons— Results of Culti- 

 vation 30 



Cucumber Culture 30 



How to Keep Flowers 30 



For Constant Mignonette 30 



Scotch Buns 



Oatmeal for Family Use 



Rice Waffles 



Canned Mushrooms 



Maryland Pie 



Little Boy's Porridge 



Chocolate Whips 



South Carolina Patter Pudding. 



Pink Jelly 



Poach Eggs 



Turnip Soup with Rice 



Lemon Dumplings 



Cream Pie 



Corn Meal Muffins 



Trifle 



Luncheon Cake 31 



LIVE STOCK. 



The Food of the Horse 31 



As to Clipped Roadsters 31 



Cross Breeding — Grading Up 31 



Stock Notes 31 



Literary aud Personal 32 



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